diff --git a/command_prompt.py b/command_prompt.py
index 6d0492e..65e42f0 100644
--- a/command_prompt.py
+++ b/command_prompt.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ class Command_prompt(Label):
         # insert mode
         self.insert=False
 
+        # width of a letter
+        self.char_width=9
+
         # cursor position
         self.cursor=0
-        self.cursor_width=9
 
         # the text, with no color information
         self.raw_text=""
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class Command_prompt(Label):
             Rectangle(pos=self.pos,size=self.size)
             # cursor
             Color(1,1,1)
-            Rectangle(pos=(self.pos[0]+self.cursor*self.cursor_width,self.pos[1]),size=(self.cursor_width,self.height))
+            Rectangle(pos=(self.pos[0]+self.cursor*self.char_width,self.pos[1]),size=(self.char_width,self.height))
 
         # make text under cursor black
         if self.cursor<len(self.raw_text):
@@ -247,7 +249,8 @@ class Command_prompt(Label):
                 return paths[0][end:]
         else:
             # display in status bar
-            self.app.status_bar.text=""
+            self.app.status_bar.raw_text=""
             for path in paths:
-                self.app.status_bar.text+="\""+path+"\" "
+                self.app.status_bar.raw_text+="\""+path+"\" "
+            self.app.status_bar.draw()
             return common_substr(paths)[end:]
diff --git a/cross.py b/cross.py
index 7cefa99..5faa391 100644
--- a/cross.py
+++ b/cross.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class Cross_painter(Widget):
                 self.canvas.clear()
                 self.draw()
                 # report position in status bar
-                self.app.status_bar.set_position(" {:05.2f} , {:05.2f}".format(self.selected.pos.x,self.selected.pos.y))
+                self.app.status_bar.set_text(" {:05.2f} , {:05.2f}".format(self.selected.pos.x,self.selected.pos.y))
 
 
     # find the cross at position pos
diff --git a/jam.kv b/jam.kv
index da3cc48..6491feb 100644
--- a/jam.kv
+++ b/jam.kv
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   markup: True
   color: (0,0,0,1)
   font_name: "RobotoMono-Regular"
+  font_size: "15px"
 
 
 <Command_prompt>:
diff --git a/status_bar.py b/status_bar.py
index 57c9409..1739bf6 100644
--- a/status_bar.py
+++ b/status_bar.py
@@ -8,8 +8,22 @@ class Status_bar(Label):
         # app is used to share information between widgets
         self.app=app
 
+        # width of a character
+        self.char_width=9
+
+        # unformatted text
+        self.raw_text=""
+
         # init Label
         super(Status_bar,self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-    def set_position(self,string):
-        self.text=escape_markup(string)
+    def set_text(self,string):
+        self.raw_text=string
+        self.draw()
+
+    def draw(self):
+        # do not wrap
+        if len(self.raw_text)<self.width/self.char_width:
+            self.text=self.raw_text
+        else:
+            self.text=self.raw_text[:int(self.width/self.char_width)]